Joseph James Brewing Company's Tahoe Blue Nevada Pale Ale

Hate the label.

Pours an unfiltered orange-amber, with a weak head but I like the unfiltered and cloudy appearance otherwise. Solid amber smell that's bready and has a twang that may come from the hops. As it warms it gets a bit of a bitter smell that may come from adjuncts. Reminds me of rice.

The body is heavier than expected due to the lack of (or loose?) filtration, but the taste rings hollow. It's actually closer to an IPA in bitterness, with a bitterness that hits in the roof of the mouth more than back of the tongue. It hits, then gets twangy, then kind of hangs around in a weird, hollow, residual bitterness that has no distinctive flavor.

This is an odd one. Good appearance and body, but hollow despite the initial jolt from the hops. I think it's mitigated by the adjuncts, and so it makes me think that this is what an overly hopped Budweiser would taste like.